Horse-collar fastemer



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HORSE COLLAR FASTENBR. No. 349,943. Patented Sept. 28, 1886.

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ROBERT T. LOMBARD, OF RAGINE, \VISUONSIN.

HORSE-COLLAR FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,943, dated September 28, 1886.

Application filed June 19, 1886. Serial No. 205,617. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ROBERT T. LOMBARD, of Racine, in the county of Racine, and in the State of YVisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners for Horse-Collars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to fasteners for horsecollars; and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction, as will be fully described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a horse-collar provided with my fastener; Fig. 2, a central section of the fastening-sections united; Figs. 3 and 4, detail sectional views of theiastening-sections that compose one form of my invention, andFigs. 5 and 6 faceviews of similar parts composing another form of collar, while the staples b c serve as guards toprevent dislodgement of said hame-strap.

The locking-section A in the preferred form of my device is provided on its face with convex projections c 9, reduced upon their inner ends to terminate in pinsff, an interval, g, being left between the pin f and the convex projection e. The locking-section B in this form of my device has a continuous concave depression, h, in its face that receives the convex projections e e of thesection A, and bridging said depression at suitable. intervals are convex bands t t" that in connection with this depression form eyes to engage the pins f f when the collar-sections O are united.

By the construction just described the sections composing the fastener are quickly and effectively locked, and can be as readily disengaged, while at the same time an increased bearing-surface is had between the parts that form the look over collar-fasteners of the ordinary nianufacture, thereby securing a better device without increasing the cost.

A further advantage of my construction lies in the fact that the parts are better protected (by reason of the locking-pins resting wholly in the depression h) from any sudden strain or wrenching, and are better enabled to support the weight of the pole.

In that form of my invention illustrated by Figs. 5 and 6, I show the locking-section A as provided with but one convex projection, e, that terminates in a pin, f, and the lockingsection B correspondingly formed with but one convex band, i, that is designed to come over upon said pin when the parts are united, this construction being sufficiently strong for light collars, the convex projection m on the section A of this latter form of my device acting merely as a guide. In both forms of the device the convex bands that engage the pins when the parts are united slide freely in the interval between the convex projections when the collar is fastened or unfastened. The staples I) c not only serve as guards for the hame-strap, but also as attachments on which to fasten the martingale straps, these latter being secured to such staple that may be most convenientordesirablc. Thestaplesalsoform convenient handles for the operator when fastening or unfastening the collar.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fastener for horse-collars, consisting of two metallic sections secured to the respective lower ends of a collar and each provided with depending front and rear staples, one of said sections having its face provided with one or more convex projections terminating in pins and the face of the other section provided with a continuous concave depression, and one or more convex bands that bridge said depression andin connection therewith form eyes to engage the pins of the former section, as set forth.

2. A fastener for horse-collars, consisting of two metallic sections secured to the respective lower ends of a collar and each provided with an exterior central depression and depending front and rear staples in line with said depression, one of the locking-sections having one or more convex projections on its face that terminate in pins, and the other section having a continuous concave depression and one or more convex bands that bridge said depression, and in' connection therewith form eyes to engage the pins of the former section, as set forth. I

' 3. In a fastener for horse-collars, the combination of the section A, consisting of ametallic socket for'the reception of the lower end of a collar-section, and a face-plate provided with one or more convex projections term'i nating in pins, and the section B, consisting of a similar metallic socket, and a face-plate 

